Checking in

Wow, I can't believe that an entire month has almost passed since I last posted. I don't get the time to blog as much as I would like. Anyway, I have two follow-ups from my last two postings. First, the school's Veteran's day celebration was a terrific event. All of the students in the elementary school participated and a large number of middle and high school students participated in the parade as well. I stood on the parade route taking pictures and as the parade passed, I followed it to the ceremony where the rest of the students in the school waited. There was a nice ceremony to honor many veterans in attendance.
Second, the National Young Reader's week activities were a success. All of my guest readers were able to attend and they did a terrific job! The students really enjoyed having the books read to them by local celebrities. A full report of the local "celebrities" can be found in my November newsletter found on the library wiki. Just click on library documents in the menu then the November newsletter link.
Next week the middle school/high school library is hosting a Scholastic book fair. It will, obviously, be the first time I have ever chaired a book fair, but some teachers were telling me today that it will be the first time many of the middle school students will have had a book fair in the school. It shows with their excitement. I have student helpers from sixth through freshmen grades and they are all willing and excited participants. It was funny this morning when a group of high school students came in and swooped over the books in the fair. A few made purchases while one read humorous anecdotes from a book while the others listened and had a good laugh. It was fun to see the kids having fun in a "constructive" way.
Also, next week, in conjunction with the fair, I will be hosting two game nights. Tuesday will be the middle school game night and Wednesday will be the high school game night. Student council chipped in and donated some money to purchase some classic games like Monopoly, Risk, Stratego and Clue. I am looking forward to having a good time with the students after school next week.